# GDH 559

GDH 559 Co., Ltd. (Thai: บริษัท จีดีเอช ห้าห้าเก้า จำกัด), doing business as GDH, is a film studio subsidiary of the Thai entertainment conglomerate GMM Grammy. It was founded on 5 January 2016, as a successor to GMM Tai Hub (GTH) — Thailand's most successful film studio of the prior 11 years — which had been dissolved in December 2015 due to internal conflicts between the company's three major shareholders — GMM Grammy, Tai Entertainment [th] and Hub Ho Hin. GDH had released films of various genres such as romance, comedy, horror and drama as well as the hit films Bad Genius and How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies.

## Background

GDH was formed as a joint venture between GMM Grammy and Hub Ho Hin Bangkok following the closure of GMM Tai Hub. The company was registered on December 14, 2015, with registered capital of 150,000,000 million baht under the same shareholding proportion. With the departure of GTH's former president Visute Poolvoralaks, GMM Grammy and Hub Ho Hin rejoined to create GDH 559, which inherited almost all of GTH's creative personnel and resources.
According to Jira Maligool, the company name is said to stand for Gross Domestic Happiness, which refers to the happiness of spectators and workers, and the numbers in the company name refer to the date and year of the company's foundation as well as its number of new shareholders of 59 people. During its tenure as GTH, GMM Grammy holds 51% of its share and Hub Ho Hin Bangkok holds 15%, and of Tai Entertainment by 30%. Despite the management changes, GDH retains its same Bangkok headquarters as Hub Ho Hin Film and GTH and has since expanded to more companies around its neighbourhood.
The company used the placeholder trade name GDH Five Five Nine until an official logo was issued. It then changed its current trade name to simply GDH.

## Corporate structure

GDH 559 is owned by GMM Grammy, which holds a majority 51-percent stake, and Hub Ho Hin, which owns 15 percent. The rest is held by individual shareholders, most of whom are the company's staff and crew. GDH operates the various aspects of its business through its subsidiaries and affiliates:
Jor Kwang Films Co., Ltd. is GDH's production company, although it is not a direct subsidiary; the company is owned by GDH's directors and producers.
GDH 559's subsidiary companies are:
* Nadao Bangkok Co., Ltd. (closed since June 2022 and rebranded as Tada Entertainment)
    Nadao Bangkok covers artist management, production, and television series development.
* Sawasdee Thaweesuk Co., Ltd.
    Promotion
* Ngandee Thaweesuk Co., Ltd.
    Public relations and event management
* The Secret Farm Co., Ltd.
    Online digital agency
* Siangdee Thaweesuk Co., Ltd.
    Sound recording
* Good Things Happen Co., Ltd.
    Sales

## Filmography

Alongside its current slate of films, GDH 559 also owns the distribution rights to all of the film libraries produced and distributed by its predecessor companies GTH, GMM Pictures, Tai Entertainment and Hub Ho Hin Bangkok.
As of 2021, the majority of the GDH/GTH film catalogue is now available on streaming in Thailand through Disney+ Hotstar.
In 2023, GDH established an international distribution unit called Out of the Box to distribute international films under the GDH label. Its first acquisition under the label is Past Lives.

### Films

| Year | Title | Director | Production Company | Genre | Release date(s) |
| 2016 | One Day | Banjong Pisanthanakun | Jor Kwang Films | Romance, Drama | 1 September 2016 |
| 2016 | A Gift (Co-produced with Singha Corporation) | Jira Maligool Nithiwat Tharathorn Chayanop Boonprakob Grienggrai Wachiratammapohn | Jor Kwang Films | Musical, Romance, Drama, Comedy | 1 December 2016 |
| 2017 | Bad Genius | Nattawut Poonpiriya | Jor Kwang Films | Heist Thriller | 3 May 2017 |
| 2017 | The Promise | Sophon Sakdapisit | Jor Kwang Films | Horror, Drama | 7 September 2017 |
| 2018 | Brother of the Year | Witthaya Thongyuyong | Jor Kwang Films | Romance, Comedy | 9 May 2018 |
| 2018 | BNK48: Girls Don't Cry | Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit | Very Sad Pictures Salmon House BNK48 | Documentary | 16 August 2018 |
| 2018 | 2,215 | Nottapon Boonprakob | GDH | Documentary | 6 September 2018 |
| 2018 | Homestay | Parkpoom Wongpoom | Jor Kwang Films | Thriller, Fantasy | 25 October 2018 |
| 2019 | Friend Zone | Chayanop Boonprakob | Jor Kwang Films | Romance, Comedy | 14 February 2019 |
| 2019 | Tootsies and The Fake | Piyachart Thong-Uam | Jor Kwang Films | Comedy | 5 December 2019 |
| 2019 | Happy Old Year | Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit | Very Sad Pictures Happy Ending Film | Romance, Drama | 26 December 2019 |
| 2020 | The ConHeartist | Mez Tharatorn | Jor Kwang Films | Comedy | 3 December 2020 |
| 2021 | Ghost Lab | Paween Purijitpanya | Jor Kwang Films Netflix | Scientific Thriller | 26 May 2021 |
| 2021 | The Medium | Banjong Pisanthanakun | Jor Kwang Films Showbox | Horror | 14 July 2021 (South Korea) 12 August 2021 (Singapore) 28 October 2021 (Thailand) |
| 2022 | One for the Road | Nattawut Poonpiriya | Jet Tone Films, BLK2 Distribution | Comedy, Drama | 10 February 2022 |
| 2022 | Fast and Feel Love | Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit | Happy Ending Film Very Sad Pictures | Action, Comedy | 6 April 2022 |
| 2022 | Love Destiny: The Movie | Adisorn Tresirikasem | Jor Kwang Films Broadcast Thai Television | Romance, Comedy | 28 July 2022 (Thailand & Laos) 30 July 2022 (Australia) 11 August 2022 (Singapore & Cambodia) |
| 2022 | OMG! Oh My Girl | Thitipong Kerdthongtawee | Hello Filmmaker iSM | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 27 October 2022 |
| 2023 | You & Me & Me | Wannwaew and Waewawan Hongwiwat | Jor Kwang Films | Drama, Romance | 9 February 2023 |
| 2023 | Home For Rent | Sophon Sakdapisit | Jor Kwang Films N8 Studios | Horror, Thriller | 6 April 2023 |
| 2023 | Not Friends | Atta Hemwadee | Houseton Films | Drama, Romance, Comedy | 26 October 2023 |
| 2024 | How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies | Pat Boonnitipat | Jor Kwang Films | Comedy, Drama, Family | 4 April 2024 |
| 2024 | The Paradise of Thorns | Naruebet Kuno | Jor Kwang Films | Drama, Thriller | 22 August 2024 |
| 2024 | 404 Run Run | Pichaya Jarasboonpracha | Raruek Production Co., LTD | Horror, Comedy | 28 November 2024 |
| 2025 | Flat Girls | Jirassaya Wongsutin | Jor Kwang Films | Life, Drama | 6 February 2025 |
| 2025 | The Red Envelope | Chayanop Boonprakob | Jor Kwang Films Billkin Entertainment PP Krit Entertainment | Supernatural, Comedy, Mystery | 13 February 2025 |
| 2025 | Beauty and the Beat | Kittiphak Thongauam | Jor Kwang Films | Comedy | December 2025 |

#### Out Of The Box

| Year | Title | Director | Production Company | Genre | Country | Release date |
| 2023 | Past Lives | Celine Song | A24 CJ ENM Killer Films 2AM | Romance, Drama | United States | 6 July 2023 |
| 2024 | Blue Giant | Yuzuru Tachikawa | Toho Animation NUT Studio | Anime, Drama | Japan | 25 January 2024 |
| 2024 | Ferrari | Michael Mann | STX Entertainment Ketchup Entertainment | Biographical, Sports Drama | United States | 30 May 2024 |
| 2024 | The Substance | Coralie Fargeat | Mubi Working Title Films A Good Story | Body horror | United States United Kingdom France | 26 September 2024 |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Director | Co-Production Company | Broadcast Date | Original Network |
| 2016 | Diary of Tootsies | Piyachart Thong-Uam Pat Boonnitipat | Parbdee Thaweesuk | 23 January – 16 April 2016 | GMM 25 |
| 2016 | Gasohug | Patha Thongpan | Parbdee Thaweesuk | 6 February – 19 March 2016 | LINE TV |
| 2016 | I See You | Prin Keeratiratanalak | Parbdee Thaweesuk | 7 May – 30 July 2016 | GMM 25 |
| 2017 | Diary of Tootsies 2 | Piyachart Thong-Uam | Jor Kwang Films GMMTV | 11 February – 29 April 2017 | GMM 25 |
| 2017 | Project S: Spike! | Pitchaya Jarusboonpracha | Nadao Bangkok Hub Ho Hin | 20 May – 8 July 2017 | GMM 25 |
| 2017 | Project S: Side by Side | Naruebet Kuno | Nadao Bangkok Jor Kwang Films | 15 July – 2 September 2017 | GMM 25 |
| 2017 | Project S: S.O.S | Pat Boonnitipat | Nadao Bangkok Hub Ho Hin | 9 September – 25 November 2017 | GMM 25 |
| 2018 | Project S: Shoot! I Love You | Tanida Hantaweewatana | Nadao Bangkok Jor Kwang Films | 2 December 2017 – 20 January 2018 | GMM 25 |
| 2020 | One Year | Jirassaya Wongsutin | Line Thailand | 28 November 2019 – 6 February 2020 | LINE TV |
| 2020 | Bad Genius: The Series | Pat Boonnitipat | Jor Kwang Films | 3 August 2020 – 8 September 2020 | One 31 |